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Q.51
Who became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1967?
- A Charan Singh
- B Chandra Bhanu Gupta
- C Tribhuvan Narain Singh
- D Kamalapati Tripathi
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Correct answer: (A) Charan Singh
Charan Singh left the Congress in 1967 and became Chief Minister at the head of the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal coalition. He replaced the Congress Chief Minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta.
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Q.52
Arrange the following in chronological order: (A) Completion of the Rihand Dam (B) Notification of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (C) Opening of the Upper Ganga Canal (D) Declaration of Dudhwa as a National Park
- A A, C, D, B
- B C, D, A, B
- C C, A, B, D
- D C, A, D, B
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Correct answer: (D) C, A, D, B
The Upper Ganga Canal opened in 1854, the Rihand Dam was completed in the early 1960s, Dudhwa became a national park in 1977 and Pilibhit was notified as a tiger reserve in 2014.
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Q.53
The land revenue settlement made by the British in Awadh soon after its annexation, which dispossessed many taluqdars of their estates, is known as the:
- A Permanent Settlement of 1793
- B Ryotwari Settlement of Thomas Munro
- C Summary Settlement of 1856
- D Mahalwari Settlement of 1822
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Correct answer: (C) Summary Settlement of 1856
The Summary Settlement of 1856 treated taluqdars as intruders and removed them wherever possible; the loss of their estates turned the taluqdars of Awadh against the British in 1857.
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Q.54
Arrange in chronological order: (A) annexation of Awadh by Dalhousie, (B) Treaty of Allahabad, (C) cession of Rohilkhand and the lower Doab by the Nawab of Awadh, (D) the Rohilla War.
- A D, B, C, A
- B B, C, D, A
- C B, D, A, C
- D B, D, C, A
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Correct answer: (D) B, D, C, A
Treaty of Allahabad 1765, Rohilla War 1774, cession of territory by the Nawab 1801, and annexation of Awadh 1856.
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Q.55
Because a large share of the sepoys of the Bengal Army came from its villages, which region was called 'the nursery of the Bengal Army'?
- A Punjab
- B Bundelkhand
- C Rohilkhand
- D Awadh
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Correct answer: (D) Awadh
Many Bengal Army sepoys were recruited from Awadh, so the annexation of 1856 and the hardships of their families angered the soldiers as well. After 1857 the British drew more heavily on Punjab for recruits.
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Q.56
'Parag' is the brand name of the milk and milk products of which organisation?
- A Amul cooperative of Gujarat
- B Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF), Uttar Pradesh
- C Mother Dairy of Delhi
- D Sudha dairy of Bihar
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Correct answer: (B) Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation (PCDF), Uttar Pradesh
Parag is the brand of Uttar Pradesh's Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation, the apex body of the state's milk cooperatives; Sudha belongs to Bihar's COMFED and Amul to Gujarat.
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Q.57
Sawai Jai Singh II of Amber set up one of his astronomical observatories (Jantar Mantar) on the palace at which ghat of Varanasi?
- A Dashashwamedh Ghat
- B Manikarnika Ghat
- C Assi Ghat
- D Man Mandir Ghat
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Correct answer: (D) Man Mandir Ghat
Jai Singh II added an observatory to the Man Mandir palace, built earlier by Raja Man Singh of Amber; his other observatories were at Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain and Mathura.
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Q.58
Chikankari, the delicate white-thread embroidery on fine cloth, is the signature craft of which city?
- A Lucknow
- B Bareilly
- C Varanasi
- D Agra
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Correct answer: (A) Lucknow
Chikankari is identified with Lucknow and is its ODOP product. Bareilly is known for zari-zardozi, Varanasi for Banarasi brocade and Agra for marble inlay (pietra dura).
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Q.59
The All India Kisan Sabha was founded at Lucknow in April 1936. Who was elected its first president?
- A N.G. Ranga
- B Baba Ramchandra
- C Indulal Yagnik
- D Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
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Correct answer: (D) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
Swami Sahajanand Saraswati presided over the founding session of the All India Kisan Sabha at Lucknow, and N.G. Ranga became its general secretary.
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Q.60
Uttar Pradesh Diwas is celebrated on 24 January every year because on that date in 1950:
- A The state's first assembly met
- B The United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh
- C Lucknow became the capital
- D The Constitution came into force
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Correct answer: (B) The United Provinces was renamed Uttar Pradesh
The United Provinces was officially renamed Uttar Pradesh on 24 January 1950, two days before the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950.
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Q.61
Bakhia (shadow work), phanda and murri are stitches used in which craft?
- A Zardozi
- B Chikankari
- C Phulkari
- D Kantha
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Correct answer: (B) Chikankari
These are among the classic stitches of Lucknow's chikankari, worked in white thread on fine cotton or muslin. Phulkari is from Punjab and Kantha from Bengal.
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Q.62
Sachchidananda Hirananda Vatsyayan 'Agyeya' was born in 1911 in an archaeological camp at which historic site, where his father was excavating?
- A Sarnath
- B Kaushambi
- C Shravasti
- D Kushinagar
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Correct answer: (D) Kushinagar
Agyeya was born at Kushinagar (Kasia), where his father, the archaeologist Hiranand Shastri, was working. He later won the Jnanpith Award for 'Kitni Navon Mein Kitni Baar'.
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Q.63
Jamia Millia Islamia, founded in 1920 by nationalist teachers and students during the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements, was first set up at which place before it moved to Delhi in 1925?
- A Lucknow
- B Deoband
- C Aligarh
- D Rampur
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Correct answer: (C) Aligarh
Jamia Millia Islamia began at Aligarh in October 1920, when a group broke away from the MAO College in response to the call to boycott government-aided institutions. It moved to Delhi in 1925.
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Q.64
According to Hiuen Tsang, at which place did Harsha hold a great assembly every five years at which he gave away his accumulated wealth?
- A Kannauj
- B Varanasi
- C Prayag
- D Mathura
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Correct answer: (C) Prayag
Harsha's quinquennial assembly was held at the confluence at Prayag, and Hiuen Tsang attended the one held in 643. That year Harsha also held a separate religious assembly at Kannauj in the pilgrim's honour.
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Q.65
Moradabad, Firozabad and Aligarh are famous respectively for which products?
- A Glass, locks, brassware
- B Brassware, glass bangles, locks
- C Locks, brassware, glass
- D Brassware, locks, glass
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Correct answer: (B) Brassware, glass bangles, locks
Moradabad is 'Peetal Nagri' for brassware, Firozabad is the glass and bangle city (Suhag Nagri), and Aligarh is famous for its locks.
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Q.66
Lahuradewa, an excavated site noted for early evidence of rice cultivation in the middle Ganga plain, is in which district?
- A Basti
- B Gorakhpur
- C Deoria
- D Sant Kabir Nagar
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Correct answer: (D) Sant Kabir Nagar
Lahuradewa lies in Sant Kabir Nagar district of eastern UP; excavations by the state archaeology department found rice in its earliest levels, which the excavators read as evidence of early cultivation. Sant Kabir Nagar district was carved out of Basti.
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Q.67
The black pottery of Nizamabad, with silvery patterns on a shiny black surface, belongs to which district?
- A Ghazipur
- B Jaunpur
- C Mau
- D Azamgarh
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Correct answer: (D) Azamgarh
Nizamabad in Azamgarh district makes this black clay pottery decorated with silver-coloured designs, and the craft carries a GI tag.
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Q.68
Ahichchhatra, an ancient site in Bareilly district, was the capital of which kingdom?
- A Southern Panchala
- B Northern Panchala
- C Kuru
- D Kosala
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Correct answer: (B) Northern Panchala
Ahichchhatra was the capital of Northern (Uttara) Panchala, while Kampilya in Farrukhabad district was the capital of Southern Panchala.
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Q.69
Okhla Bird Sanctuary, a wetland on the Yamuna popular with migratory birds, is located in which district?
- A Ghaziabad
- B Bulandshahr
- C Meerut
- D Gautam Buddh Nagar
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Correct answer: (D) Gautam Buddh Nagar
Okhla Bird Sanctuary lies at the Okhla barrage on the Yamuna in Gautam Buddh Nagar (Noida), on the Delhi-UP border.
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Q.70
Which revolutionary, a founder of the Hindustan Republican Association, wrote the prison memoir 'Bandi Jeevan'?
- A Ram Prasad Bismil
- B Sachindra Nath Sanyal
- C Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee
- D Chandrashekhar Azad
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Correct answer: (B) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Sachindra Nath Sanyal drafted the HRA's manifesto and described his imprisonment in 'Bandi Jeevan'. Ram Prasad Bismil wrote his autobiography in Gorakhpur jail before his execution.
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Q.71
Which of the following is NOT one of the four places where the Kumbh Mela is held?
- A Haridwar
- B Ujjain
- C Varanasi
- D Nashik
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Correct answer: (C) Varanasi
The Kumbh rotates among Prayagraj, Haridwar (in Uttarakhand), Ujjain and Nashik. Varanasi is a major pilgrimage city on the Ganga but is not a Kumbh site.
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Q.72
In which language did Tulsidas compose the Ramcharitmanas?
- A Awadhi
- B Braj Bhasha
- C Bhojpuri
- D Sanskrit
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Correct answer: (A) Awadhi
The Ramcharitmanas is in Awadhi, the speech of the Ayodhya-Lucknow region, written mostly in the doha-chaupai metre. Surdas, by contrast, wrote in Braj Bhasha.
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Q.73
Alamgirpur, on the Hindon river and regarded as the easternmost site of the Harappan civilisation, is in which district?
- A Meerut
- B Saharanpur
- C Baghpat
- D Bulandshahr
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Correct answer: (A) Meerut
Alamgirpur in Meerut district marks the eastern limit of the Harappan culture. Hulas in Saharanpur district is another late Harappan site in UP.
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Q.74
Which pair of a participant in the revolt of 1857 and the place where he or she fought is correctly matched?
- A Shah Mal - Jhansi
- B Jhalkari Bai - Bareilly
- C Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah - Meerut
- D Uda Devi - Lucknow (Sikandar Bagh)
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Correct answer: (D) Uda Devi - Lucknow (Sikandar Bagh)
Uda Devi fought the British at Sikandar Bagh in Lucknow in November 1857. Shah Mal led villagers in the Meerut region, Jhalkari Bai fought at Jhansi and Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah at Faizabad and Lucknow.
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Q.75
Madan Sagar, Kirat Sagar and Rahila Sagar, large tanks built by the Chandela rulers, are located in which district of Bundelkhand?
- A Jhansi
- B Lalitpur
- C Mahoba
- D Banda
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Correct answer: (C) Mahoba
Mahoba was a major Chandela centre, and its rulers built tanks such as Madan Sagar (after Madanavarman) and Kirat Sagar (after Kirtivarman), which still store water in this drought-prone region.
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Q.76
Deogarh, on the Betwa, known for the Gupta-period Dashavatara temple and a group of Jain temples, is in which district?
- A Jhansi
- B Mahoba
- C Chitrakoot
- D Lalitpur
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Correct answer: (D) Lalitpur
Deogarh is in Lalitpur district, which was carved out of Jhansi in 1974; its Dashavatara temple has the well-known panel of Vishnu reclining on Sheshanaga. The Jain temples stand on the nearby hill.
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Q.77
Birha, a vigorous folk song tradition of the Bhojpuri-speaking districts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, is traditionally associated with which community?
- A Ahir (Yadav)
- B Kumhar (potters)
- C Mallah (boatmen)
- D Kahar (palanquin bearers)
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Correct answer: (A) Ahir (Yadav)
Birha grew among the Ahir (Yadav) cattle-herders of the Varanasi-Ghazipur-Azamgarh belt and is often sung in competitive sessions called dangals. Dhobia, by contrast, is the dance of the washerman community.
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Q.78
The popular patriotic poem 'Jhansi ki Rani', recited in schools across north India, was written by which poet born in Prayagraj?
- A Mahadevi Verma
- B Sohanlal Dwivedi
- C Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
- D Maithili Sharan Gupt
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Correct answer: (C) Subhadra Kumari Chauhan
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan, born near Prayagraj in 1904, wrote the poem. Vrindavan Lal Verma of Jhansi separately wrote a novel on the Rani.
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Q.79
Ram Bagh (originally Aram Bagh) on the Yamuna at Agra, one of the earliest Mughal gardens in India, was laid out by:
- A Humayun
- B Akbar
- C Babur
- D Jahangir
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Correct answer: (C) Babur
Babur laid out Aram Bagh in the Persian charbagh style soon after establishing Mughal rule; the name later changed to Ram Bagh. Humayun's tomb garden is in Delhi.
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Q.80
Which statement about the legislature of Uttar Pradesh is correct?
- A It is unicameral like most states
- B Its Legislative Council has 100 members
- C Its Legislative Council was abolished in 1969
- D The Council is directly elected
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Correct answer: (B) Its Legislative Council has 100 members
UP has a bicameral legislature. The Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council) has 100 members chosen by MLAs, local bodies, graduates, teachers and Governor's nomination; it is not directly elected.
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Q.81
In the Battle of Kannauj, also called the Battle of Bilgram, in 1540, Sher Shah Suri defeated:
- A Babur
- B Hemu
- C Humayun
- D Ibrahim Lodi
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Correct answer: (C) Humayun
Sher Shah's victory at Kannauj (Bilgram) drove Humayun into exile and established Sur rule. Sher Shah had earlier beaten him at Chausa in Bihar in 1539.
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Q.82
Which Lodi Sultan annexed Jaunpur after defeating Hussain Shah Sharqi and placed his own son Barbak Shah on its throne?
- A Sikandar Lodi
- B Ibrahim Lodi
- C Bahlul Lodi
- D Daulat Khan Lodi
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Correct answer: (C) Bahlul Lodi
Bahlul Lodi ended the Sharqi kingdom and installed Barbak Shah at Jaunpur. Sikandar Lodi later removed his brother Barbak and brought Jaunpur under direct control.
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Q.83
Who was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh after independence, and also the first woman to be Governor of an Indian state?
- A Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
- B Sucheta Kripalani
- C Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
- D Sarojini Naidu
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Correct answer: (D) Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu became Governor of the United Provinces in August 1947 and continued until her death in 1949. Sucheta Kripalani was India's first woman Chief Minister, in UP in 1963.
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Q.84
Which pair of a folk song form and its region is correctly matched?
- A Alha - Purvanchal
- B Kajri - Bundelkhand
- C Rasiya - Braj
- D Birha - Rohilkhand
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Correct answer: (C) Rasiya - Braj
Rasiya songs of Braj, sung especially around Holi, are playful songs on Radha and Krishna. Alha belongs to Bundelkhand, Kajri to the Mirzapur-Varanasi area and Birha to the Bhojpuri east.
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Q.85
During the Quit India Movement of 1942, a short-lived parallel national government was set up in Ballia under the leadership of:
- A Chittu Pandey
- B Nana Patil
- C Matangini Hazra
- D Satish Samanta
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Correct answer: (A) Chittu Pandey
Chittu Pandey led the rising that briefly freed Ballia in August 1942, giving the district the name 'Baghi Ballia'. Nana Patil led the parallel government at Satara and Satish Samanta the Tamluk Jatiya Sarkar.
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Q.86
The Kenkatha (Kenwariya) cattle breed takes its name from the Ken river and is native to which region?
- A Rohilkhand
- B Terai
- C Purvanchal
- D Bundelkhand
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Correct answer: (D) Bundelkhand
Kenkatha cattle are small, hardy draught animals bred along the Ken in Banda and adjoining parts of Bundelkhand, well suited to its rough and rocky terrain.
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Q.87
The white marble tomb that stands in the courtyard of the Jama Masjid at Fatehpur Sikri belongs to which Sufi saint?
- A Nizamuddin Auliya
- B Moinuddin Chishti
- C Bakhtiyar Kaki
- D Sheikh Salim Chishti
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Correct answer: (D) Sheikh Salim Chishti
Sheikh Salim Chishti, whose blessing Akbar sought for an heir, is buried in this marble tomb with fine jali screens. Moinuddin Chishti's dargah is at Ajmer and Nizamuddin Auliya's at Delhi.
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Q.88
The Dhobia dance of eastern Uttar Pradesh is traditionally performed by which community?
- A Washermen
- B Potters
- C Boatmen
- D Weavers
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Correct answer: (A) Washermen
Dhobia nritya, which takes its name from the dhobi (washerman) community of Purvanchal, is performed at weddings and festivals. Birha, another eastern form, is linked with the Ahirs.
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Q.89
The Eka (unity) movement of peasants in Hardoi, Bahraich, Sitapur and nearby districts in 1921-22 came to be led by which grassroots leader?
- A Baba Ramchandra
- B Madari Pasi
- C Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
- D Gauri Shankar Mishra
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Correct answer: (B) Madari Pasi
The Eka movement began with Congress and Khilafat support, but its leadership soon passed to low-caste leaders such as Madari Pasi, who did not accept the discipline of non-violence. It was suppressed by March 1922.
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Q.90
Which of the following protected areas of Uttar Pradesh is a notified tiger reserve?
- A Pilibhit
- B Hastinapur
- C Kaimur
- D Sohagi Barwa
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Correct answer: (A) Pilibhit
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, notified in 2014, lies in the Terai along the Sharda river near the Nepal border; Hastinapur, Kaimur and Sohagi Barwa are wildlife sanctuaries.
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Q.91
Raslila, the dance-drama that enacts episodes of Krishna's life with Radha and the gopis, is the traditional performing art of which region of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Awadh
- B Braj (Mathura-Vrindavan)
- C Bundelkhand
- D Rohilkhand
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Correct answer: (B) Braj (Mathura-Vrindavan)
Raslila troupes (ras mandalis) of Braj, centred on Mathura and Vrindavan, stage Krishna's childhood legends, which are set in this region. Bundelkhand's best-known sung tradition is the Alha ballad.
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Q.92
Sanauli, where excavations uncovered a large ancient burial ground with coffins, copper swords and the remains of chariots, is in which district?
- A Shamli
- B Meerut
- C Ghaziabad
- D Baghpat
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Correct answer: (D) Baghpat
Sanauli lies in Baghpat district of western UP. ASI excavations there exposed over a hundred burials and, later, wooden coffins and chariots with copper fittings.
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Q.93
Buland Darwaza at Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar to commemorate his victory over:
- A Mewar
- B Bengal
- C Malwa
- D Gujarat
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Correct answer: (D) Gujarat
Akbar built the Buland Darwaza in about 1575 to mark his conquest of Gujarat. Fatehpur Sikri itself was founded in 1571 in honour of Sheikh Salim Chishti.
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Q.94
Kanyakubja, a name found in ancient texts and inscriptions, refers to which city of Uttar Pradesh?
- A Kannauj
- B Kaushambi
- C Kalpi
- D Kara
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Correct answer: (A) Kannauj
Kanyakubja is the old name of Kannauj on the Ganga, the seat of the Maukharis, Harsha, the Pratiharas and the Gahadavalas. Kalpi is on the Yamuna in Jalaun district.
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Q.95
Uttar Pradesh shares its international boundary with which country?
- A Bhutan
- B China
- C Nepal
- D Bangladesh
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Correct answer: (C) Nepal
UP shares a long international border with Nepal in the north through seven districts from Pilibhit to Maharajganj. It has no border with China, Bhutan or Bangladesh.
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Q.96
Match the literary figure with the work: which pair is correctly matched?
- A Tulsidas - Sur Sagar
- B Premchand - Kamayani
- C Jaishankar Prasad - Godan
- D Malik Muhammad Jayasi - Padmavat
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Correct answer: (D) Malik Muhammad Jayasi - Padmavat
Jayasi of Jais (Amethi region) wrote the Awadhi epic Padmavat. Tulsidas wrote Ramcharitmanas, Surdas wrote Sur Sagar, Premchand wrote Godan and Jaishankar Prasad wrote Kamayani.
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Q.97
Dev Deepawali, when the ghats of Varanasi are lit with lakhs of earthen lamps, is celebrated on which day?
- A Kartik Amavasya
- B Magh Purnima
- C Kartik Purnima
- D Chaitra Navami
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Correct answer: (C) Kartik Purnima
Dev Deepawali falls on Kartik Purnima, about fifteen days after Diwali (Kartik Amavasya); tradition holds that the gods descend to bathe in the Ganga that night.
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Q.98
Premchand's early Urdu story collection 'Soz-e-Watan' (1908), which the British government confiscated, was published under which pen name?
- A Nawab Rai
- B Dhanpat Rai
- C Munshi Ajmeri
- D Amrit Rai
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Correct answer: (A) Nawab Rai
Premchand, born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava, first wrote in Urdu as Nawab Rai; after Soz-e-Watan was seized he took the name Premchand. Amrit Rai was his son and biographer.
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Q.99
The name Varanasi is traditionally derived from two streams that meet the Ganga at the northern and southern ends of the city. Which are they?
- A Varuna and Assi
- B Gomti and Sai
- C Ken and Tons
- D Rapti and Ami
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Correct answer: (A) Varuna and Assi
The Varuna joins the Ganga on the northern side of the city and the small Assi stream on the southern side; Varanasi is traditionally the land lying between them.
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Q.100
Which two ghats of Varanasi are known as cremation ghats?
- A Dashashwamedh and Assi
- B Tulsi and Kedar
- C Manikarnika and Harishchandra
- D Man Mandir and Panchganga
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Correct answer: (C) Manikarnika and Harishchandra
Manikarnika and Harishchandra ghats are where cremations take place day and night. Dashashwamedh is best known for the evening Ganga Aarti.
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